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at first sup]K)sed to be a flock of about fifteen Saiulpipers. On a 

 nearer approach the flock rose, flew out beyond the surf and alii;hted 

 on the water, where they remained a short time before returning to 

 the beach. The species was unquestionably P. lobatus, and their 

 appearance from the north so early in the season in this locality is 

 unusual. 



Myrtle Warbler {Dcndroica coronata). — While I searched 



carefully in the pine groves of vScarboro Beach during July and 



August, 1906, I failed to detect but one specimen, which was an 



adult. I observ^ed this one on July 25th, within a short distance of 



where I found a pair feeding their young on July 27th, 1903. 



RUTHVEN DEANE. 

 Scarlioro Beach, Aug. 28, 1906. 



A Pair of Plucky Ph(e;bEvS. — Early in May a pair of Pluel)es 

 built a nest under the eaves of a neighbor's ice house, at Highland 

 L,ake. The board on which their home was built was at an angle 

 of forty-five degrees. The nest was well constructed of the usual 

 materials and built up on the outside to make it level at the top. 

 Everything went well, the five eggs had hatched, and the little birds 

 were two days old when a very bad storm came up, with unusually 

 heavy winds, which proved very disastrous to the pair of Phoebes. 

 Their nest was blown down and their babies drowned in the stead}^ 

 downpour of cold rain. A week later, June loth, I made my usual 

 visit to camp, reaching there late in the evening. On getting out 

 the next morning my attention was attracted by the constant notes 

 and apparent distressed activity of the pair of Phcebes. Being im- 

 pressed with their actions, I decided to hunt for the cause. I soon 

 discovered that the birds had good reason to complain, for I found 

 they had built home, No. 2, on top of the stove funnel, which passed 

 through the side of the camp directly under the eaves. Their dis- 

 tress was occasioned by a rousing good fire in the stove, which 

 heated the funnel on which the ne.st was located. This of course 

 discouraged the birds, and the half-completed nest was deserted. 

 This second experience was very regrettable, and my sym])athy 



